The stage for Asia Cup 2025 is set. The tournament will begin from September 9. Team India will play its first match against UAE on the 10th. BCCI had released the squad of Team India on September 19 itself, in which Sanju Samson has been given a place, but there is a question about his being in the playing 11. Earlier it was being said that it is difficult for Sanju to get a chance, because Shubman Gill can open with Abhishek Sharma, this is because Gill is the vice-captain, so he cannot be dropped, but in the meantime Sanju did something, due to which it will not be easy to drop him from the playing 11.
Sanju strengthened his claim to open in the playing 11 by hitting a stormy century before the Asia Cup. Now the question before coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Surya is that at which number should Sanju be played? Sanju, who is busy preparing for Asia Cup 2025, is currently playing in the Kerala Cricket League 2025. On the night of 24 August, he scored a strong century for Kochi Blue Tigers, captained by his elder brother Sally Samson, and devastated the bowlers.
In fact, the 8th match of the season of KCL 2025 was played on Sunday between Kochi Blue Tigers and Aries Kollam Sailors, in which Sanju Samson's team chased a mountain-like score of 236 runs in 20 overs. Sanju Samson played an important role in this, his team needed 6 runs from the last ball and Muhammad Aashiq won the match by hitting a six. In the last over, a total of 17 runs were needed, which were made and Sanju's team won.
Fifty in 16 balls, century in 42
Sanju Samson showed in this match how deadly a batsman he is and why he should get a place in Asia Cup 2025 as an opener. Sanju has been opening for Team India for the last one year. Sanju, who came to open the match, completed his half-century in just 16 balls and his team crossed the 100-run mark in the powerplay itself. Sanju kept raining runs and completed his century in 42 balls in the 14th over. Which included 13 fours and 5 sixes. When he returned, he had scored 121 runs in 51 balls. A total of 14 fours and 7 sixes came from his bat.
The real hero of the victory was not Sanju but someone else
Samson has staked a claim to retain his place as an opener in Team India before the Asia Cup 2025 by scoring 121 runs in 51 balls. About 11 thousand spectators had arrived to watch this match, whom Sanju entertained thoroughly. Sanju Samson scored 121 runs and brought the team to the threshold of victory, but the real hero of Kochi's team was Mohammed Ashiq, who scored 45 runs in just 18 balls while playing at a strike rate of 250. He won the match by hitting a six on the last ball.
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